1938 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1938 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, H. Harley, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, J. Collins, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, J. Grant, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, C. Taylor, J. Tucker
Melbourne (11.8.74) were defeated by Geelong (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), R. Baggott (2), R. Barassi (2), P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer
Geelong: C. Helmer (6), T. Arklay (4), G. Dougherty (2), J. Collins
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,185
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 7 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Taylor, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tucker, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 14 | |||